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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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IFPRI, ILRI leaders: Sustainable small-scale livestock farming is essential to meeting the 21st-century’s protein needs
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)26.09.18-
Environmental health
While the potential harms of raising livestock and consuming meat, milk, and eggs are frequently…
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ILRI’s Jimmy Smith on farm animal diversity for more sustainable and resilient global food systems
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)25.09.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), this week ma…
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Land restoration in Africa builds momentum
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)25.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Hundreds of delegates from across Africa and the world met recently at the Global Landscapes…
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The future of land restoration is community-led, says WLE/ICRISAT at Tropentag
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)21.09.18-
Environmental health
Advancing the agenda of land restoration in Africa’s Sahel region, let alone globally, is no…
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IRRI discovers SWEET solution to bacterial blight
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)21.09.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
IRRI is leading innovations to provide adequate solutions to problems such as bacterial blight which…
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Mobile phone app launched to strengthen new insurance scheme for India’s farmers
IWMI21.09.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The scheme aims to provide more than half of Indian farmers with crop insurance within…
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What’s in it for gender researchers when it comes to UN Women’s gender and SDGs report?
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry21.09.18-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
UN Women’s 2018 flagship report on gender and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offers a…
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IWMI scientist awarded for contributions to water policy in South Asia
IWMI20.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
The International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) has named Tushaar Shah, a senior fellow with …
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‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought—and could help spare habitats
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
‘Breed More Dairy Cows’ poster from Vietnam. ‘New findings suggest that more intensive agricul…
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Water, ecosystems, human development – we can’t have one without the others
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)18.09.18-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Keynote address by UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina MohammedPhoto by Adam Hunt / WLE…
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IWA-network.org: Re-examining the economics, engineering and water management paradigms – An interview with Claudia Sadoff
IWMI18.09.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
IWMI Director General, Claudia Sadoff, spoke to IWA about exciting initiatives that turn wealth fro…
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Agricultural research and education combine for tangible results in Latin America
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry17.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
In light of its standing as a regional research platform and a higher education institution…
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Antarctic ozone depletion influences rainfall in tropics
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)14.09.18-
Environmental health
For residents of New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Argentina or South Africa, the hole in the…
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Global endorsement of CGIAR work: IITA wins Africa Food Prize
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)14.09.18-
Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Africa Food Prize has been awarded to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IIT…
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CATIE marks 45 years of putting knowledge into practice
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry14.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
As CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) marks its 45th year, it is …
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Swapping pesticides for beetles could put money in farmers' pockets
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.09.18-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
Combining insect sampling and household surveys, our research found significant economic benefits …
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Realizing the potential of Africa’s rangelands
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)11.09.18-
Environmental health
Rangelands cover some 43 percent of Africa’s land area – approximately 5.1 million square miles…
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“We started as a hungry nation” but trees on farms are now key
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)10.09.18-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Interview with Secretary Chhabilendra Roul of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, the power…
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